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Mahel Boyer

FranceBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 45102422

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2499
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2479
Luft

Flair

Mahel Boyer's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 75Endgame 81Openings 71Composure 67Defence 72Speed 69Consistency 71

Luft classical rating

2499No. 273

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2644 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2644 level, blended with their FIDE rating+19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 29 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Indian Defense225%
Nimzo-Indian Defense20%
Four Knights Game1100%
Sicilian Defense1100%
King's Indian Attack150%

Queen's Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Miles Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation10%
Sämisch Variation10%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Naroditsky Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation250%
Janowski Variation150%
Cambridge Springs Defense150%

Modern Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Standard Defense2100%
Averbakh System1100%

French Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation20%
St. George Defense150%

Nimzowitsch Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Williams Variation1100%
Scandinavian Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
King's English Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20266/7+23+23
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship22 Mar 20261½/2+7+7
2026 Saint Louis Masters28 Feb 20262½/5+4+3
2025 US Masters30 Nov 20251½/5−13−11
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20251½/5−9−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Volokitin20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262618
GMGopal G.N.28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242564
GMM. Cornette27 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242544
GMS. Rodrigue-Lemieux21 Mar 2026 · 2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship2532
WGMG. Beydullayeva18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242403

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMF. SonisLast 22 Mar 2026 · 2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship2020
IMR. ShlyakhtenkoLast 27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2011
GMM. LagardeLast 23 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241001
GMM. CornetteLast 27 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
GMGopal G.N.Last 28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.